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TIL There is no record of a cheetah ever killing a human in the wild

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69XVY TIL that in 1972 school backpacks as known today were first used at the University of Washington. Existing backpacks for day hikers were modified by Jansport, at the time a Seattle-based company.
vP1bR TIL Two brothers, when selling a failing ABA team, negotiated a buyout contract for a portion of the ABA's fledgling broadcasting rights with the NBA. This small deal would eventually cost the NBA about 800 million dollars over the course of 40 years.
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